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English word origin

Etymology of salue

Etymology tree Latin salūs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin salūtāre Old French saluder Old French saluerbor. Middle E

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

To greet; to salute.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Latin salūs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin salūtāre Old French saluder Old French saluerbor. Middle English saluen English salue Inherited from Middle English saluen, borrowed from Old French saluer, from saluder, from Latin salūtāre, from salūs + -āris.

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